Troopers seize drugs, pistol after stop

The Texas Department of Public Safety said troopers seized 12.4 pounds of methamphetamine and a small amount of cocaine after a traffic stop Saturday morning.

DPS Trooper Daniel Hawthorne said troopers arrested Shea Jones, 22, Adam Wallace, 20, and Britani Nicole Bell, 22, all from Phoenix on drug charges after troopers found large amounts of meth, a small amount of cocaine and a stolen 9 mm pistol.

Hawthorne said troopers stopped a 2002 Jeep on a speeding violation about 11:15 a.m. heading east on Interstate 40 near Conway near mile marker 100.

He said troopers had probable cause to search the vehicle, and they found 12.4 pounds of meth in 12 vacuum-sealed bundles, a small amount of cocaine and the pistol in a false compartment in the rear floor.

Hawthorne said the three were heading from Phoenix to Oklahoma City.

The estimated street value of the meth was approximately $470,718.55 and the value of the cocaine was approximately $246.65, he said.

The three were arrested and booked into the Carson County jail on felony drug charges, he said.